Cropland — Share in Agricultural land in Guinea

Guinea: Cropland — Share in Agricultural land was 40.53 % in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
40.53 %
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
149th
of 234 countries
All-time high
40.53 %
in 2024
All-time low
22.69 %
in 1964
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Cropland — Share in Agricultural land in Guinea, 1961–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for cropland — share in agricultural land in Guinea is 40.53 %, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 24.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cropland — share in agricultural land in Guinea peaked at 40.53 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 22.69 %, in 1964.

Guinea ranks 149th of 234 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 22.75 % 22.69 % 22.8 % 9
1970s 22.83 % 22.72 % 22.94 % 10
1980s 23.02 % 22.92 % 23.23 % 10
1990s 23.74 % 23.22 % 23.93 % 10
2000s 24.56 % 23.92 % 25.88 % 10
2010s 33.39 % 28.54 % 37.49 % 10
2020s 39.09 % 36.86 % 40.53 % 5

Countries ranked near Guinea

  1. 146 Bosnia and Herzegovina 42.36 % compare
  2. 147 USSR 41.22 % compare
  3. 148 Senegal 41.13 % compare
  4. 150 Channel Islands 40.29 % compare
  5. 151 Syrian Arab Republic 40.03 % compare
  6. 152 United Republic of Tanzania 39.87 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is cropland — share in agricultural land in Guinea?
Cropland — share in agricultural land in Guinea was 40.53 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cropland — share in agricultural land recorded in Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 40.53 % in 2024.
What is the lowest cropland — share in agricultural land recorded in Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 22.69 % in 1964.
How does Guinea rank for cropland — share in agricultural land?
Guinea ranks 149th out of 234 countries with data for 2024.
Is cropland — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is up 24.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Guinea data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cropland — Share in Agricultural land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Cropland — Share in Agricultural land
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
270 places, 15,866 data points, 1961–2024
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The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.